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Best outboard for a Hunter 146 GasketBob at 2:27pm 08.23.13 Day Sailers 2/1867 Dear Fellow Sailors, I'm a proud new owner of a 2008 Hunter 146 and will be sailing this on Keuka
Just picked up a Catalina 27 (3) Jared_801 at 2:26pm 08.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 11/4741 I'm the Commodore for the Utah Lake Yacht Club. Yes we sail here. We sponsor the only Sea Scout Ship
Oday 30 Keel Repair SteveBronx at 1:39pm 08.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1870 I recently purchased a 1979 Oday30 with a fixed keel. It appears to be a encapsulated keel, no keel
building a rudder Philip R. at 12:15pm 08.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1587 What is the best material to build a rudder?
tri-color All U Get at 11:06am 08.23.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1378 Hi gang, I've been replacing my nav. lights with Dr. LED's and have had good success except for th
O'Day 25 Bracket Attachment korchinskyp at 10:19am 08.23.13 Day Sailers 2/1303 I need to replace my old 9.9 two stroke Johnson with a new four stroke. I'm concerned that the curre
44CC rudder Gorhoff at 8:06am 08.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/700 Anyone have experience/advise on replacing rudder bearing on 44CC
Pump out adapter BRIAN OCONNOR at 6:32am 08.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/933 I am looking for some HELP , I cannot find a PUMP-OUT adapter for my Hunter-31' holding tank. The ad
Looking for info Peleon at 3:40am 08.23.13 Ask All Sailors 0/939 What do you think, or what's your experience, whit the Beneteau Idylle 11,50? I just bought one of
What is this for? (1) doctorbill at 10:00pm 08.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1344 My passage 420 has this on the cabin side of the aft head. There is another lower on the door mounte
9.8 Tohatsu Troubles instntpudn at 8:49pm 08.22.13 Catalina 22 3/1463 9.8 Tohatsu Fuel Troubles Short story: Went to change the impeller, put the motor in my truck like
Kirkland batteries IanJ at 7:40pm 08.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1513 Didn't get much of a response from last post so trying again. Need to replace my two Deep Cycle main
Help! I have to move. Sixgun77 at 7:36pm 08.22.13 Smaller Boats 6/1419 I have to move out of state next weekend, and I need to get rid of my boat. Can't seem to give it aw
What is this? (2) Oblivionboyj at 7:31pm 08.22.13 Ask All Sailors 30/4293 I was driving north up Indian River dr in Jensen Beach, Florida and this is sitting there (aground)
Steering wheel Cincy020 at 7:13pm 08.22.13 Parts Search 2/2120 I am looking for a 20"-24" steering wheel,1" strait shaft. I just purchased a boat without one. Than
Low RPM with O'Day 26 Inboard Engine haebby at 7:00pm 08.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/994 Hi - How much RPM should I expect getting under full throttle underway (i.e. in gear) on an O'Day 26
How important is lidt up outboad bracket? AWalker at 6:28pm 08.22.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1738 I have been working in my outboard bracket (was worn out, didn't like the weight), and instead of re
stern rail? adamskeith at 6:17pm 08.22.13 Smaller Boats 11/5119 I recently bought a Hunter 23 , Absolutely love the boat but The one thing it seems to be missing is
Movin' On Up! agprice22 at 5:16pm 08.22.13 Catalina 22 6/1012 Well, we just concluded terms on an O'Day 26, so my sweet little C22, Falcon, is gonna be on the ma
Tartan 41with staysail? vtsailguy at 5:14pm 08.22.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1531 I have a tartan 41 with a big pad eye on the deck between head stay and mast. Could this possibly be

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Project_Mayhem at 8:23pm 08.10.22 Best of luck removing the head. I'd place my money on something falling in a cylinder If not, let u
Going bigger? Tedd at 8:15pm 08.10.22 If you make the effort, you can make a lot of friends at the dock, or at a yacht club giving you a s
Shore power cable problem JoeWhite at 8:12pm 08.10.22 One cause of burned plug is if the cord is unplug without first turning off the circuit breaker.
Going bigger? higgs at 8:03pm 08.10.22 I used to have my 32 foot Irwin 90 minutes from my home. I would spend every weekend aboard regardl
Going bigger? Project_Mayhem at 7:56pm 08.10.22 15 minute drive to pickup the boat, 15 minutes to hook it up and make sure it's secure, 30-60 minute
Seldon In-Mast Furling Main - Halyard Swivel sail sfbay at 7:25pm 08.10.22 I would address this question to Selden and your rigger. I assume your rigger is a Selden dealer so
Another quite AC question - Geothermal? (aquathermal) Crusty Ol Salt at 7:07pm 08.10.22 I was about to do a long thread on how Boat AC systems work. Ok as an Engineer The Fast Way = :t
Does this mean I have hull #127? The PO said it is a 1976. Leeward Rail at 7:05pm 08.10.22 is indeed Hull #127. And it has the original mainsail too... #6127 It is Hull #6127. Hull number
Does this mean I have hull #127? The PO said it is a 1976. Jamesiv1 at 7:02pm 08.10.22 CTYH6127M76G CTY= Catalina H= Catalina 22 Model 6127 = Hull Serial # (sail number) M= the HIN uses
Going bigger? stickinthemud57 at 6:57pm 08.10.22 Going from pure trailer sailing to "something larger" downsides? That depends. If you have a place
Does this mean I have hull #127? The PO said it is a 1976. Leeward Rail at 6:53pm 08.10.22 CTYH6127M76G CTY= Catalina H= Catalina 22 Model 6127 = Hull Serial # (sail number) M= the HIN uses
Shore power cable problem Johann at 6:42pm 08.10.22 https://marinehowto.com/shore-power-cords-smartplug-vs-1938
Does this mean I have hull #127? The PO said it is a 1976. Jamesiv1 at 6:39pm 08.10.22 Answer might be post #2 in this thread Catalina 22 hull number \| Sailboat Owners Forums. Awesome!!
Going bigger? Tedd at 6:34pm 08.10.22 I have to think that you can get your rigging and de-rigging time much shorter than that. I had my M
Does this mean I have hull #127? The PO said it is a 1976. (1) Jamesiv1 at 6:34pm 08.10.22 What is HIN? Hull Identification Number? I had to take 3 photos and stitch them together in Photosh
Going bigger? Scott T-Bird at 6:26pm 08.10.22 Ann Arber ... eh? So are you talking local lakes or Great Lakes? We had our 27' Starwind on a moor
Going bigger? Leeward Rail at 6:23pm 08.10.22 Everything is likely more expensive. Everything else is dependant on your expectations. @Stu Jacks
Going bigger? jaysweet at 6:08pm 08.10.22 I'm going to assume you're talking about being in a slip. The upsides are: it's way easier to get ou
Going bigger? Stu Jackson at 6:00pm 08.10.22 John, there are no downsides to going bigger, given your input. This is from a C22 (1983-87), C25 (
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Tin Kicker at 5:56pm 08.10.22 I've been running this SetPower continuously for about a year and a half with no issues, even in 90+

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